Rhayader Youth Motocross Club (RYMXC) held a very successful first ’08 Club Championship and BSMA Qualifying Round at the famous Cwmythig track near Rhayader on Sunday 24th February 2008, writes Hayley Walton.

The weather was cold and it stayed dry all day but it was a different thing out on the track. The track was very wet and sticky in places which made it very exciting for the spectators to watch!

The Autos were on the gate first and taking all three holeshots was #1 ‘The Brookster’ Brooklyn Evans with the rest of the field closely battling behind him. Working extremely hard out in front ‘The Brookster’ came home to win all three races of the day taking first position overall. In second place was local rider Ryan Rowlands who showed everyone he means business! In third was Iwan Roberts who had a great ride. Finishing in fourth was Harry Edmondson who was really trying hard to stay ahead of Cei Evans in fifth who scored a great result.

Well, what a result for Mr Henry Williams who rode like a dream making it look so easy in the Junior section taking all three race wins of the day and first overall, with Jordan Saunders having a fantastic day finishing in second place and Jack ‘Fast Eddy’ Edmondson taking third, these boys are so quick! Behind them, finishing in fourth, was Callum Crockett with a great result and Kieron Cooke in fifth, always on the chase! 

Next out were the Inter-85’s with some nail biting battles. Adam Evans came out on top with two firsts and one second place, taking home the win of the day. A well-deserved second went to local rider Hywel Mills with an outstanding display of his best riding to date and sweating it out to take home third position was John Hunt. Fourth went to Ciran Williams who rode his pants off while finishing the top five off was Joel ‘The Joker’ Hughes who is ever-improving!

The Inter-Open class had some really special riders in it with Aled Thomas who was like a bullet around the track and in a class of his own, taking home first position, with riders Adam Morris, Kieron Malloy and Nick Morris having some amazing battles behind him. Adam finished in second, Kieron in third position and Nick Morris taking fourth. A well-deserved fifth went to 105 Jack Greenine who kept pushing himself all the way!

The fastest man on the track in the Seniors was Mr Joe Price showing strength and determination with an outstanding first. Challenging each other behind Joe were Daniel Evans in second, Rhys Jones in third while Ryan James had to settle for fourth position after a tie-break on points with Ryan who just took the last race off him! An amazing fifth went to rider Rydian Daniels who pulled out all the spots. All top five riders put on a brilliant display for everyone to watch.

Adults were always last to go with our own hero Charlie ‘Angels’ Evans showing everyone he likes to be out in front, always riding on the edge and pushing himself to the limit, taking all three race wins. Battling with Charlie was Derrick Watkins who didn’t make it easy for Charlie as he finished in second, with ‘Cool’ Chris Morris off the boil a bit settling for third - Chris was still suffering from the effects of a big ‘off’ in a Hare Scramble on the previous weekend. Daniel Rees had a brilliant ride in fourth and Wyn ‘Hopey’ Hope who has taken his boots out the cupboard for the season came home with a very satisfying fifth.

I would like to thank all riders and especially the girls in lap scoring shed who worked so hard to try and read the muddy numbers!!!!!!

Look forward to the next meeting on the 9th March.

AUTO:
1st Brooklyn Evans, 2nd Ryan Rowlands, 3rd Iwan Roberts, 4th Harry Edmondson, 5th Cei Evans.

JUNIOR:
1st Henry Williams, 2nd Jordan Saunders, 3rd Jack Edmondson, 4th Callum Crockett, 5th Keiron Cooke.

INTER-85:
1st Adam Evans, 2nd Hywel Mills, 3rd John Hunt, 4th Ciran Williams, 5th Joel Hughes.

INTER-OPEN:
1st Aled Thomas, 2nd Adam Morris, 3rd Kieron Malloy, 4th Nick Morris, 5th Jack Greenine.

SENIORS:
1st Joe Price, 2nd Daniel Evans, 3rd Rhys Jones, 4th Ryan James, 5th Rydian Daniels.

ADULT:
1st Charlie Evans, 2nd Derrick Watkins, 3rd Chris Morris, 4th Daniel Rees, 5th Wyn Hope.